How and When Should We Clamp the Umbilical Cord: Does It Really Matter?

Nestor E. Vain

doi:10.1055/s-0036-1586121

American Journal of Perinatology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Am J Perinatol 2016; 33(11): 1032-1034
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1586121

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How and When Should We Clamp the Umbilical Cord: Does It Really Matter?

Nestor E. Vain

¹Foundation for Maternal Infant Health, Argentina

²Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

³Department of Neonatology, Hospitals Sanatorio de la Trinidad, Palermo and San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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